Sodom (Whalsay)
Sodom is a village on the island of Whalsay, part of the Scottish Shetlands, east of Symbister , the island's main town. Occasionally the older variant of the name Sudheim can also be found. The name is derived from old Norse Suðr-heimr and means southern homestead . The historical core is formed by a hamlet consisting of two Crofter farms , located on a north-sloping slope a little north of the road leading from Symbister to Loch of Huxter and on to Isbister . The writer Hugh MacDiarmid , actually Christopher Murray Grieve , lived in one of the two, now known as Grieve House , from 1933 to 1942 . With the growth of Symbister and Sodom since the beginning of the 20th century, the boundaries between the two places have become blurred.
Web links
- Entries Sodom and Sudheim (Sodom) in the Gazetteer for Scotland (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Visitor Attractions on Whalsay on a vacation rental marketer's website, accessed July 14, 2018
- ↑ Grieve House Böd on a holiday home marketer's website, accessed July 14, 2018
Coordinates: 60 ° 20 ′ 33 " N , 1 ° 0 ′ 33" W.